Associate Health Physicist

About the role

Contributing to Saving Lives, the Eckert & Ziegler Group is one of the world's largest providers of isotope technology for medical, scientific, and industrial use. Its core businesses are Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Imaging, Cancer Therapy, and Industrial Radiometry. Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products provides sealed and unsealed radiation sources and materials for Medical Imaging sources; Industrial sources for measurement and analysis; Oil Well Logging sources and related products; Reference, Calibration and Environmental Monitoring sources and solutions; Bulk radioisotopes for pharmaceutical, therapeutic and industrial product manufacturing; Services for collection, recycling and disposal of sources and low-activity waste; Sources for industrial Non-Destructive Testing; High-Activity radiation sources for radiation processing and sterilization; Medical and Industrial irradiators for blood irradiation, sterilization or calibration. Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products seeks an Associate Health Physicist to join our team. The Associate Health Physicist reports to the Supervising Health Physicist, who provides administrative and technical guidance. The Associate Health Physicist is responsible for hands-on and daily support of the laboratory chemists and for specifically assigned aspects of the radiological safety program. Performs routine surveillance procedures to ensure manufacturing work is conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies. Recognizes, evaluates and controls ionizing radiation exposure to employees, visitors and the general public. Provides support for non-radiological safety programs. Assists and guides Health Physics Technicians. The position is onsite.

Responsibilities

• Conduct all assigned tasks in compliance with applicable federal and state regulations and Company policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance of company work practices and policies with applicable federal and state laws and regulations
• Provide radiological surveillance support for production activities covered by Special Radiological Work Permits (SRWPs)
• Work and communicate with regulatory agencies and inspectors
• Collect, prepare, package and assay radioactive waste for disposal
• Provide assistance with analyzing waste samples and coordinating waste disposal shipments
• Evaluate internal and external radiation doses received by employees, visitors or members of the public
• Ventilation system